linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/7] usermodehelper: Export _exec() and

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Date:	Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:31:48 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@...fusion.mobi>
Cc:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, lucas.de.marchi@...il.com,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/7] usermodehelper: Export _exec() and _setup()
 functions

On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:48:06 -0300 Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@...fusion.mobi> wrote:

> call_usermodehelper_setup() + call_usermodehelper_exec() need to be
> called instead of call_usermodehelper_fns() when the cleanup function
> needs to be called even when an ENOMEM error occurs. In this case using
> call_usermodehelper_fns() the user can't distinguish if the cleanup
> function was called or not.

call_usermodehelper_exec() was exported to modules but
call_usermodehelper_setup() was not?

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